With latest rumor of Nick Diaz returning at UFC 310, BJPENN.com caught up with Nick’s Academy Restoration Coach and Group lower man Jose Garcia (BBJ) for an replace on The Common!
We should say, after talking with Jose, we have been left fairly involved. In keeping with Garcia, Cesar Gracie continues to be the antagonist on this replace as we beforehand reported in our final article (see that here). Nick Diaz’s removing from August’s UFC Abu Dhabi occasion was apparently due in main half to Gracie making an attempt to get the Stockton Common again underneath contract in order that he can financially profit from Nick returning to the Octagon.
Nick had signed on to battle at Abu Dhabi independently, and he refused to signal the battle with Cesar’s provide. Because the battle acquired nearer (in accordance with Garcia), Cesar Gracie did every thing he might to sabotage Nick from going to Abu Dhabi, which as everyone knows, was ultimately profitable.
BBJ knowledgeable us that Nick Diaz is at present not signed to any supervisor and continues to get approached by leaches that need to revenue off him, with Cesar Gracie allegedly main the pack. In keeping with Garcia, Cesar is determined for a pay day, one which he would profit from considerably, if Nick Diaz have been to signal with him.
Nick Diaz is seemingly not serious about working with Cesar Gracie in a administration relationship as he has by no means benefited from him financially. Jose has notified us that Nick’s psychological well being is in a decline as a result of stress and stress that Gracie has utilized to get Diaz to signal the contract that might permit him monetary management over Nick’s preventing profession.
It got here to our consideration that Cesar Gracie despatched certainly one of his former college students out to Houston final week to test in on Nick. This was Cesar’s second failed try and get Nick to NorCal the place Cesar might have him signal a battle contract. Cesar knowledgeable his former pupil that he might begin Nick’s coaching camp and Cesar would compensate him for it. A number of different individuals in Nick Diaz’s shut circle have confirmed to us that Cesar Garcia will not be at present his supervisor. Moreover, Gracie has not been concerned in a battle camp since 2016 in accordance with these sources.
“It is vital that the MMA world is aware of what kind of particular person Cesar Gracie is”, mentioned Garcia. “He’s a snake and an opportunist that solely has his personal greatest curiosity in thoughts. He doesn’t care about Nick’s psychological well being, nor does he care if Nick has a full battle camp as we noticed when he fought Robbie Lawler (Cesar was in control of battle negotiations and battle camp prep for that battle). Nick is happy to return to the Octagon and we’re all excited to see his return. Nonetheless, we need to see him mentally wholesome and with a full battle camp. Cesar has precipitated Nick a whole lot of stress this final week.”
BBJ concluded that point and coaching away from Cesar Gracie is what Nick Diaz wants most.
